Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-18
A CHAPTER OF LURlD MURDERS.
More ssCOnfessiOns'' BY Young Stain.
SOME OF HIS STORIES ARE WORTHY OF ADJOINING A
DIME NOVEL

A New York Tribune,s special from Boston,
October 16 says: It may not be possible to fasten
upon Stain and his gang the muroer Of Cashier
Barron, OF the Dexter Bank. but there is already
enough known about them to send them probably
to prison for life, II not to the gallows. 1t is
charged that at least six murders and as many
big robberies committed during the last fourteen
years can be traced to these men.
About fourteen years ago q farmer named Mes
senger, in Norfolk, Mass, was found murdered In
his house, and about 81, 800 in money was missing.
Stains gang was living about 12 miles from Mes
senger's house: Young Stain. who has confessed
to Sheriff Mitchell his share In good many crimes
says that one morning he, his father, and Crom-
ger was known to have come into the possession Of
large sum OF money. They arrived at Norfolk
late In the evening. Young stain drove the horses
and remained with them while the other two went
on foot to the house OF Messenger. They returned
not long after, bringing q small bag which con-
wagon. They said they did not get as much as
they expected, but Stains share was about $500
Young Stain says his father told him they did not
kill Messenger, but that he would probably die.
sheriff Mitchell says the murdererS got into the
house while Messengers wife and daughter were
where his money was hid, whereupon they beat
him terribly, gagged him and bound him with q
rope to the bed. They then searched the house.
and at last found about s., 800. There was $500
more secreted in an old clock, but the robbers
failed to find 1t. The detectives who worked on
tOe Case at Une Time INaC Jne knOCS were
evidently tied by sailor, in the case OF Barron
at Dexter
Sheriff Mitchell relates horrible story about
Cromwell and the elder Stain Young Stain says
that farmer named Steele, OF Medfeld, was
picked out by the gang as good subject to work
upon They determined to secure Steele'S farm
which adjoined one owned by stain. Cromwell
and young Stain went to Steee's place one day,
| taking with them bottle OF whisky, In which
had been put heavy dose of arsenic. When they
reached Steele's house they engaged the old man
in conversation and offered him drink OF the
poisoned whisky, which he took, and died soon
after. 1t was part Of the scheme that young Stain
should marry Steele's daughter, live with her a
little while. and then Kill her and secure the FARM
but the young man refused to carry out his part
OF the plot, and so It fell through.
Another murder was committed In a similar
manner. man named Hammond owned a farm
adjoining stains which the latter coveted. Stain
determined to murder him. The gang went to his
place with poisoned whisky and found the farmer
busy in his barn, handling an ugly bull The ami
NAL pinned Hammond TO the barn. but did not
1nJure him. The poisoned whisky was admins
tered and Hammond died. The gang made II ap-
pear that the bull had inflicted injuries which
caused the farmers death. Stain failed however,
to get possession OF the farm.